Molecular stability assessments of trees regenerated from cryopreserved mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) seed germplasm using non-radioactive techniques to examine the chromatin structure and DNA methylation status of the ribosomal RNA genes


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Harding K ., . and Marzalina M ., . and Krishnapillay B ., . and Nashatul Zaimah N . A . Normah M . N ., . and Benson E . E ., . Molecular stability assessments of trees regenerated from cryopreserved mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) seed germplasm using non-radioactive techniques to examine the chromatin structure and DNA methylation status of the ribosomal RNA genes. pp. 149-163. ISSN 0128-1283

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Molecular stability assessments of trees regenerated from cryopreserved mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) seed germplasm using non-radioactive techniques to examine the chromatin structure and DNA methylation status of the ribosomal RNA genes. The cryopreservation technique employing desiccation-slow cooling procedure was applied for the in vitro conservation of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla). An examination of DNA from trees regenerating from cryopreserved embryos showed identical Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs) after Hpa II/ Msp I digestion in genomic DNA sequences and Hpa II ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) sequences as compared to the DNA of non-cryopreserved mahogany trees. DNA-DNA hybridisation analysis showed that the CCGG target site in rDNA was preferentially methylated (CmCGG) in trees regenerated from cryopreserved germplas. An examination of the DNA methylation status between the mother tree and the trees regenerated from cryopreservation showed little evidence to support a correlation between methylation ststus and changes in chromatin structure. There were some differences in chromatin structure throughout the nuclear genome and within the rDNA sequence between the mother tree and the trees regenerated from cryopreserved embryos. While RFLP profiles signify genetic stability in mahogany trees derived from cryopreserved seed germplasm the chromatin and DNA methylation changes may have significance for patterns of gene expression.


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Abstract

Molecular stability assessments of trees regenerated from cryopreserved mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) seed germplasm using non-radioactive techniques to examine the chromatin structure and DNA methylation status of the ribosomal RNA genes. The cryopreservation technique employing desiccation-slow cooling procedure was applied for the in vitro conservation of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla). An examination of DNA from trees regenerating from cryopreserved embryos showed identical Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs) after Hpa II/ Msp I digestion in genomic DNA sequences and Hpa II ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) sequences as compared to the DNA of non-cryopreserved mahogany trees. DNA-DNA hybridisation analysis showed that the CCGG target site in rDNA was preferentially methylated (CmCGG) in trees regenerated from cryopreserved germplas. An examination of the DNA methylation status between the mother tree and the trees regenerated from cryopreservation showed little evidence to support a correlation between methylation ststus and changes in chromatin structure. There were some differences in chromatin structure throughout the nuclear genome and within the rDNA sequence between the mother tree and the trees regenerated from cryopreserved embryos. While RFLP profiles signify genetic stability in mahogany trees derived from cryopreserved seed germplasm the chromatin and DNA methylation changes may have significance for patterns of gene expression.

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AGROVOC Term: SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA
AGROVOC Term: TREES
AGROVOC Term: GERMPLASM
AGROVOC Term: SEEDS
AGROVOC Term: BIOLOGICAL PRESERVATION
AGROVOC Term: CHROMATIN
AGROVOC Term: DNA
AGROVOC Term: RIBOSOMAL RNA
AGROVOC Term: GENES
AGROVOC Term: IN VITRO
Depositing User: Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 05:52
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17946

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